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• Identify barriers to access for patients with GI conditions.
• Understand how Primary Care pathways can enhance patient care
• How to Implement referring to GICAT from primary care practices

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• Describe the current guidelines for colorectal cancer screening
• Recognize the burden of early onset colorectal cancer
• Discuss potential strategies to identify patients at risk for early onset colorectal cancer

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• Review the appropriate use of FIT
• Describe the utility and approach to using fecal calprotectin in primary care patients
• Discuss strategies for investigating patients with chronic abdominal pain in primary care

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• Review the common conditions that may cause gastroparesis
• Describe investigations for gastroparesis
• Understand how GLP-1 receptor agonists affect the gastrointestinal motility

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• Review the concept of functional GI disorders as diseases of the gut-brain axis
• Demonstrate the ability to make the diagnosis of DGBA
• Identify therapies for functional GI disorders which target the gut-brain axis

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• Discuss a differential diagnosis for iron deficiency anemia
• Determine which patients require endoscopic evaluation for iron deficiency
• Discuss obscure GI bleeding

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• Describe a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients with dysphagia
• Describe a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients with GERD
• Describe a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients with dyspepsia

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• Discuss the causes of steatotic liver disease, including MAFLD
• Describe the use of FIB-4 to risk stratify patients with liver disease
• Recommend non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in MAFLD
• Discuss management of compensated cirrhosis in primary care

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• Identify appropriate investigations for a patient with a new diagnosis of ascites
• Review management (and follow up) of ascites in a patient with portal hypertension
• Determine the prognosis of decompensated liver disease

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• Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) and Risk Stratification
• Hepatitis C: DIagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care
• Cirrhosis: Recognition and basic Management

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• Recognize common gastrointestinal conditions in pregnancy and their management.
• Differentiate between normal GI symptoms and those GI or liver conditions requiring further investigation and treatment in pregnancy.
• Review the safety and efficacy of commonly used medications for GI issues in pregnant patients (ex PPIs)

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• Identify key symptoms and signs indicative of an IBD flare.
• Discuss initial investigations and management strategies for suspected IBD flares in a primary care setting.
• Understand when to escalate care and refer to a specialist.

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